Navid Bargrizan
Tuning Exercise Nr. 1 For Woodwind Quintet
Instructions for Musicians In this piece, every instrument except bassoon is de-tuned, as indicated at the beginning of the score. No microtones are to be played by the musicians, they play their written notes. Yet, the sounding result will be different due to the de-tuning. Due to the lack of any regular beat (upbeats) to take as a metronome, it is recommended that the piece is rehearsed and performed with a conductor.
Tuning Exercise Nr.1 For Woodwind Quintet
Score in C
q = 40 (e = 80)
Duration: 5'12''
Flute (Tuned -14 cents lower, circa 1/12 tone lower, realizing the natural major third)
2 4
Oboe (Tuned +41 cents higher, circa 1/4 tone higher, realizing the natural minor sixth)
2 4
mp
5 mp
Clarinet in Bb (Tuned -49 cents lower, circa 1/4 tone lower, realizing the natural tritone)
2 4 mp 3
Horn in F (Tuned -31 cents lower, circa 1/6 tone lower, realizing the natural minor seventh))
42
Bassoon (Tuned normal, realizing the fundamental tone)
2 4
3
mp 3
3 3
3
3
mp
6
3
5
3
5
3
3
3
5
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
1
10
3
3
f
f
3
5
5
3
5
5
3
3
mf
mf
3
f
6
f
f
mf
3
3 3
f
f
mf
3
5
sfz
5
f
6
f 3
3
mf
sfz
f
14
3
6
5
6
3
3
6
3
5
3
5
6
5
3
3
3
2
4 18
3
mp
3
3
f
mp
3
3
3
3
3
mp
mp
f 5
5
mp
5
5
5
5
f
mp
3
mp
3
f
mp
f
mp
26
3
3
mp
3
mp
3
mp
mp
ff
5
mp
mp
f
f 5
5
3
3 3
5
f
5
5
ff
f
f
3
3
f
ff
f
3
3
ff
ff
f
5
f
f
5
33
5 3
3
6
5
3
5
6
6
6 5 5
36
sfz
5
5
5
4 mf
p
5
mf 5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
p
mf
mf
3
3
3
3
f
3
mf
3
3
3
3
mf
3
3
p
5 q = 100 (e = 200)
6 41 p
pp
mf 3
p
pp
3
sfz
mf
sfz
mf
3
pp
pp
pp
sfz
mf
49
mf
7 56
f
f
f
3
f
f
6 62
ff
ff
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ff
3
ff
ff
3
8 68
f 3
f
3
f
f
f
73
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
7 80
9
q = 40 (e = 80)
p
sfz
p
p
8 5
88
p
5
ff
mp
5
ff 3
3
pp
pp
mp
3
ppp
ff
ppp
mp
3
ff 3
mp
3 3
ff
3
mp
10 93
ff
5
5
5
6
mp
3
ff
5
mp 5
3
ff
3
3
ff
mp 3
5
5
3
9
3 3
3
mf
6 3
5
mp
97
3
3
f
p
mf
mf
f
mf
f 5
f
6
mp
ff
f
6
5
5
5
sfz
pp
3
mf
11 102
3
3 3
3
f
3
mp 3
3
f
3
mp
f
3
3
3
3
mp
f
mp 3
3
f
mp
10
109
3
f 3
3
3
3 3
f
ff
f 6
3
ff
3
f 6
5
f
ff
f
ff sfz
5
f
f 3
3
3
3 3
f
ff
f
11
12115
mf 3
5
5
6
6
5
3
6
3
mf
5
6
mf
mf
3
mf
119
f
3 5
3 5
3
3
5
3
f
5
3 5
5
3
3
5
5
f
3
3
3
f
3
3
3
3 3
f
13 123
mp
3
3 5
5
5
p
mp
pp
p
5
pp
5
mp
3
3 3
3
mp 3
p
pp 3
3
mp
p
3
pp